'Pre-bunking' shows promise in fight against misinformation

Researchers then gave people a series of claims and found that those who watched the videos were significantly better at distinguishing false information from accurate information. It's an approach called “pre-bunking” and it builds on years of research into an idea known as inoculation theory that suggests exposing people to how misinformation works, using harmless, fictional examples, can boost their defenses to false claims. With the findings in hand, Google plans to roll out a series of pre-bunking videos soon in Eastern Europe focused on scapegoating, which can be seen in much of the misinformation about Ukrainian refugees.